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BEDS

(N0 Modem Patente May 19' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BULL, OF WINFIELD, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN D. PRYOR, OF SAME PLACE.

BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,351, dated May 19, 1885.

Application filed May 3, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE BULL, of W'infield, in the county of Cowley and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

[0 My invention relates to bedsteads, the ob ject being to secure thehead and foot posts or boards together in a novel manner.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents in section a side elevation of parts of a bedstead with my improvements applied. Figs. 2, 3,

2o 4, 5, 6, and 7 are views of parts of my invention in detail.

A represents the foot-post of the bed, and B the head-post of the same. These posts are each formed with vertical slots at and b,within which are secured cross-rods c, to receive the hooks d d, secured to the ends of the side rail,

D, of the bed.

The foot-post A is bored near its lower end to receive an interiorly-threaded sleeve, E, which latter is formed with a cap or head, 6. This sleeve is inserted into the bore of the footpost from the outer side, so that the open end of the sleeve is presented on the inner side of the post to receive the screw-threaded end of a rod or bolt, F.

The head-post B is formed with a horizon tal slot, f, near its lower end, to receive a longitudinally-slotted sleeve, G, formed with aflange, g, which rests against the outer sur- 2 face of the post B. This open or slot-ted sleeve G receives the headed endf of the rod F.

1t will be apparent from the above description that the rod F serves to securely hold the head and foot posts together, and said rod may be screwed into the sleeve E by means of a wrench. The open sleeve G admits of the ready disconnection of the parts, as the rod F,

are secured to the eyes I I of the posts.

(No model.)

instead of being entirely unscrewed and withdrawn, may be simply lifted out of the sleeve G after being loosened. 5'0

H represents a brace, of bracket form, secured to the side rail, D, and embracing the rod F.

As shown in the drawings, the headboard (secured to the head-posts) should not extend below the upper edge of the slotf, so as not to interfere with the removal of the rod F.

I I represent staples or eyes firmly secured to the inner sides of the posts A B, to receive the ends of cords or wires which support and secure the slats.

The slats J are secured together by cords or wires K K, whose ends, as above suggested, Thus it will be observed that the slats are suspended, and afford a yielding or spring action for the bed.

Another important ad vantage of my arrangement of the slats is found in the fact that I avoid the employment of the recessed cleats for slats, and thus to a great extent guard against vermin.

I do not limit myself to the precise forms of securing eyes or other details of my improvement, but reserve the right to make all such minor alterations and modifications as may properly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In abedstead, the combination, with a footpost provided with an interiorly-threaded socket, of a head-post provided with a longitudinally'slotted sleeve, and a headed tensionred, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two suhscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BULL.

W'itnesses:

DANIEL M ATER, DANIEL TOOMAN. 

